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A NYC weekend

New York City can feel so dark and dreary during the winter (puddles! gray buildings! umbrellas whacking you!) that it's always a restorative breath of fresh air when the sun comes back out. Everyone pours out of their cramped apartments, and the city comes alive. This weekend felt like summer, with blue skies and cool breezes. Hope you had a great one, and here are a few photos we snapped this weekend, if you'd like to see...On Saturday, we rode bikes across the Brooklyn Bridge (this was the view from my bike seat!)...We headed to the glorious Brooklyn Bridge Park in Dumbo. You can see the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridges jutting out from each side, and hear the subways rattling noisily across them every ten minutes. (Our friends got married in this park a few years ago, and they had to pause their ceremony whenever the subways clattered overhead:)We chilled in the grass (and I showed off my newly orange toes:), while Toby ate raisins and gazed at the enormous historic carousel that opened last summer...So, we decided to buy tickets (the attendants' T-shirts say "Pony Up $2!") and take a spin on the carousel.As we climbed on, Toby suddenly got freaked out by the horses (he cried at first!) so we sat together on the sleigh. (Note the other freaked out baby sitting behind us:)Look at the rad backdrops in these photos!We met up with our friends and headed to a nearby playground to hang out...Dumbo is such a spectacular neighborhood. (This was just a random view we had when we walked to the deli to buy a snack!)The next day, we headed to the Transit Museum in Brooklyn Heights, which is chock full of vintage subway cars. Toby's head almost exploded.Taking photos was tricky because he was so excited and giddy that he literally ran everywhere. Just ran!! A little boy's dream come true:)

Oh, New York, sometimes we forget how great you are in the winter, but then summer comes, and we feel guilty for ever complaining. We love you! xoxo

Dumbo is my favorite spot in the city! It truly is spectacular. I've been wanting to go to the Transit Museum for ages now.... you have definitely inspired me to check it out sooner than later. Thanks!

I love your blog! I just discovered it and am so glad I did. I was especially interested in your post on traveling with a baby as we are soon going to take our 1-year old twins to Arizona from the east coast. Do you have any tips for helping babies cope with the time change?

amy, thanks so much for your note! when we travel with toby, we just try to go by "clock time" as soon as we arrive -- so, for example, if we're going from NY to CA, we'll just try to keep him up late at night and try to keep him quiet in his crib in the morning for as long as possible....and his nap is at 12:30pm clock-time, too....he usually manages to adjust in the first couple days. hope that helps!!!! good luck!!!

We spent the week "touring" our state. I had two rules: 1} Day trip only- we often overlook the towns nearest us. 2} It had to cost less than $100 for the entire week- this forced us to see the simplest sites. My kids were fascinated by all that the neighboring towns we usually only see while driving to more glamourous destinations had to offer. Wow, talk about dangling participles...

What a nice weekend! It inspires me how you always seem to make time to connect with friends, even for a short while. Hubby was just saying yesterday how we need to make more of an effort with our friends as we are both real homebodies. Now that our kids are getting older (4 & 6) we need to make the effort so they grow up without being socially awkward! ... hahaha.... yes hubby and myself are computer nerds.

Haha, I had this same weekend in October! I love that area. Actually one of the main reasons I want a kid is so I can go play at Pier 6 park and ride that new carousel. Have you been to Pier 6 park, yet?

What an awesome weekend! Toby is completely adorable - I love the overalls at the transit museum! We are off to DUMBO and the carousel next weekend, can't wait! We visited the Children's Museum of Art this weekend - it was FANTASTIC! I highly recommend!

Your toes are lookin' good! So fun to meet you at the nail place on Saturday, Joanna. You were so sweet to chat with us! You're right - what a perfect NYC weekend - we biked from the west village up to harlem and my brothers favorite "Dinosaur bbq," the back down through central park. Ahhh what a great day! Hope to see you around the neighborhood again:)

I was born in NYC but my parents left when I was a toddler. I love it so much and would love to bring my family back one day. Just need a job that matches the cost of living! Anyhoo...I love that your husband wore a blazer on the bike ride! So chic!

What a fun NY adventure! It's funny though, I feel so different. I love the city in the winter. Although, when I was doing my alternate side parking dance today, it was really nice to roll the windows down and let the sun in while I waited for the street sweeper. Welcome, Spring!

What great photos! And Toby looks like such a little *man* all of a sudden! It's really heartwarming that you and your family seem to really put your hearts into having good weekend adventures. I've always felt that people would have more joy and good health in their lives if they spent more time going out and *doing* thing!

super photos!hee hee! having had little boys once, i totally relate to the "head explosion" description. living in rurals-ville (ie. no big buildings/subway, etc), our guys had to be satisfied with chasing the one train that came to town once a week. chasing a train? yes! in a car with their dad driving. they'd hear the train's whistle and be off. most of the conductors waved and knew exactly what was going on.